Tag: Academics

Filter Results

Showing 1-10 of 262.

W&J inducts 21 seniors into Phi Beta Kappa

Updated: May 10, 2023 | Tagged: , , , ,

Washington & Jefferson College’s Class of 2023 includes 21 members who were inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa Society. The students were inducted into W&J’s chapter, Kappa of Pennsylvania, during a ceremony Thursday, April 27. They were also recognized during W&J’s Honors Convocation Monday, April 24, which can be viewed here. Phi Beta Kappa, founded…

old main

Chance to Change Lives Partners with Washington Jefferson College to Launch STEMnetX to Expand Experiential Learning Opportunities in STEM Workforce Training in Western PA

Updated: April 6, 2023 | Tagged: , ,

WASHINGTON, PA (March 30, 2023) – Chance to Change Lives (CCL-US) and Washington & Jefferson College have announced a new partnership aimed at increasing workforce training in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) through experiential learning for undergraduate students with a focus on diversity, inclusivity, and empowering students from historically marginalized groups. The partnership will…

A photo of Old Main in Fall, surrounded by trees with green and gold leaves.

W&J announces Fall 2022 Dean’s List students

Updated: January 27, 2023 | Tagged: , , , ,

WASHINGTON, PA (January 27, 2023)—Each session, the Office of Academic Affairs compiles a list of full-time students whose grade point averages for the previous session were 3.50 or higher, based upon a minimum of three courses exclusive of those taken pass/fail. Those students make up the semesterly Dean’s List, and W&J is proud to announce…

A team of W&J students led by Professor of Biology Jason Kilgore, Ph.D. works in the Allegheny National Forest in northwest Pennsylvania to monitor the health of ash trees affected by emerald ash borer (EAB), an invasive insect from Asia that already has killed hundreds of millions of ash trees across the United States and Canada. Creative director Matt Michalko and graphic designer Cameron Haid pose with the crew after spending 2 days documenting their work.

Saving North American Ash: W&J research team studies effects of emerald ash borer in Allegheny National Forest

Updated: November 18, 2022 | Tagged: , , , , , , , , , ,

WASHINGTON, PA (November 18, 2022)—In 2002, a hungry green beetle called the emerald ash borer (or EAB) made its way to North America, setting its sights and stomach on the continent’s ash trees. Insatiable and invasive, the southeast Asian insect seemed set to destroy all American ash, but a group of researchers at…

Old Main

W&J announces Spring 2022 Dean’s List Students

Updated: June 30, 2022 | Tagged: , , ,

WASHINGTON, PA (June 30, 2022)—Each session, the Office of Academic Affairs compiles a list of full-time students whose grade point averages for the previous session were 3.50 or higher, based upon a minimum of three courses and exclusive of those taken pass/fail. Those students make up the semesterly Dean’s List…

Recent W&J alumnus Alex Donahue stands and smiles outside of Bloom Engineering Company.

Classroom connection sprouts spring internship; leads recent alumnus to promising position

Updated: June 22, 2022 | Tagged: , , , , ,

WASHINGTON, PA (June 22, 2022)—Recent W&J alumnus Alex Donahue ’22 may lack a green thumb, but backed by the red and black, he’s managed to make his Blooming career blossom.

Photo of Han Ye, Ph.D., assistant professor of Chinese at W&J, in a classroom with her students.

W&J Professor Earns Fulbright Specialist Designation

Updated: May 27, 2022 | Tagged: , , , , , ,

WASHINGTON, PA (May 27, 2022) – Han Ye, Ph.D., assistant professor of Chinese at Washington & Jefferson College, plans to take her classroom experiences and expertise global as a Fulbright Specialist. The Fulbright Specialist program, sponsored by the United States Department of State, provides academic faculty members and other professionals with the opportunity to complete…

W&J's 2022 Phi Beta Kappa inductees pose for a group photo in the Media Room following the induction ceremony.

W&J Inducts 22 Members into The Phi Beta Kappa Society

Updated: May 17, 2022 | Tagged: , , ,

WASHINGTON, PA (May 17, 2022) – Washington & Jefferson College’s Class of 2022 includes 22 members who were inducted into The Phi Beta Kappa Society. The students were inducted to W&J’s chapter, Kappa of Pennsylvania, during a ceremony on May 6. They were also recognized during W&J’s Honors Convocation on April 22, which can be…